English Explanatory Dictionary

ovist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Someone who believes that the complete embryo is contained preformed within the ovum; a proponent of ovism.

adj

Pertaining to ovism.

Pronunciation

/ˈəʊvɪst/

Word forms

ovist ovists

Etymology

From Latin ōvum + -ist.

Related words

animalculist spermist

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